POLITICIANS tell us that one of the advantages of Net Zero is that it will mean jobs. A lot of jobs. True, critics respond, but, as the UK has largely abandoned manufacturing in pursuit of emission reduction, many such jobs would go elsewhere – not least to China. That’s correct. But it doesn’t mean that Net Zero wouldn’t mean jobs in the UK. In fact, there would still be a lot, so for once the politicians may have got it right. However they seem to have overlooked a massive obstacle.
